Advanced Drainage Systems Looking for Senior Accountant Recycling Operations at Hilliard, OH Full Time

At ADS, no idea is off limits, and we celebrate creativity and bold moves. For more than 50 years ADS has been manufacturing a variety of innovative and environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional materials. Headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio, we are a multi-billion dollar stormwater management company, manufacturing pipe and ancillary products. What does that mean? When it storms, we capture rain with our drain basins, convey it with pipe, store it using chambers and finally treat it with our water quality products, before safely returning water back to the environment. We handle, what we call, the entire lifecycle of a raindrop. Our products help prevent flooding, which increases quality of life for people living in large cities, suburbs, and rural towns. We also believe in creating a circular economy and are the second largest plastic recycling company in North America. We use plastic shampoo and detergent bottles to create pipe, diverting over 500 million pounds of plastic from landfills every year. ADS operates a global network of over 60 manufacturing plants and 30 distribution centers.

We have amazing stories to tell, and we need your help getting our story out there. To learn more about ADS, please visit our website at www.adspipe.com.

Responsibilities

We are looking for Recycling Operations Senior Accountant to join our team!

We are looking for candidates local to the Columbus Ohio area, interested in working in a hybrid work environment. The position of Recycling Operations Senior Accountant is a newly created role which will be responsible for overseeing various accounting, reporting/analysis, operational management, and SOX compliance activities related to our recycling procurement and manufacturing operations. This individual will work closely with the Ohio based corporate accounting team along with the corporate and local recycling plant operational leadership. This role will report directly to the Columbus Ohio based Recycling Operations Accounting Manager.

Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities

The position?entails the following tasks:

• Work with both Corporate and Local teams to be a key collaborator on strategic business initiatives, along with promoting enhance communication between parties
• Serve as a key resource for special projects with the ability to both lead as well as provide meaningful contributions
• Work directly with the recycling plant management to ensure accurate cycle count and year end physical count procedures are performed accurately
• Review monthly P/L reports to identify trends which may need investigated or corrective action is needed
• Review various reports on open purchase orders to verify accuracy of general ledger and compliance to policy
• Perform various monthly account reconciliations, investigate unreconciled balances or variances between general ledger and various source documents
• Prepare monthly journal entries associated with the recycling operations
• Assist in preparation of various internal and external reports
• Collaborate across assorted business functions (finance, accounting, sales, operations, HR, etc.) providing insights with ad-hoc analysis
• Support ongoing efforts focused on streamlining, improving, and automating processes
• Drive through challenges in order to effectively deliver on commitments
• Ensure SOX compliance by adhering to internal control requirements, maintaining updated documentation and providing recommendations as appropriate

Requirements
Qualified applicants should possess the following background and characteristics:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required, CPA or CMA preferred
• Minimum of 3+ years practical work experience (manufacturing plant experience)
• Ability to travel up to 25% to our recycling plants located in the US
• Oracle experience preferred, but not required
• Strong technical skills including knowledge of GAAP
• Attention to detail and accuracy is a must
• Ability to understand issues, demonstrate resourcefulness and pro-actively resolve problems and manage multiple projects in a timely manner
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills to research and resolve inquiries and respond in a timely manner
• Able to handle confidential information in a mature manner
• Solid organizational skills: task prioritization and effective time management
• Mid- to advanced PC skills using Outlook,?Word, Excel (ability to perform pivots, V-lookups and other functions with Excel)

Thank you for your interest in our company and this opportunity!

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